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Watch OnlineFamily Comes First< airs exclusively on Telecare TV – Cablevision Channels 29 and 137 or Verizon FiOS TV, Channel 296 |
A four-part television series that focuses on challenges real-life Long Island families are facing and offers viewers advice and resources from leading Long Island community organizations including the Arthritis Foundation, Long Island Chapter; Alzheimer’s Association, Long Island; and United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County. Vincent J. Russo
Vincent J. Russo, of Vincent J. Russo & Associates, P.C. brings over twenty five years of professional experience to Family Comes First™ as an attorney and an advocate for seniors and children and adults with special needs. He is an author, a teacher and has lectured locally and nationally. Victoria Roberts Drogin
Victoria Roberts Drogin is the Associate Dean and Dean for Professional Development at Hofstra University School of Law and has practiced law for over 20 years. She is a certified executive, business and life coach, as well as a seasoned speaker who has presented programs at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, New York, Nassau and Suffolk Bar Associations. Kim Berk![]() Kim Berk is the co-host of KJOY-FM’s Jim and Kim in the Morning radio show and host of Island Outlook. Msgr. James McNamara Msgr. McNamara is currently the pastor at Holy Cross in Nesconset. He has been a U.S. Air Force Reserves chaplain for 23 years and was the 2006 recipient of the Outstanding Reserve Chaplain of the Year Award. Msgr. McNamara is also the Director of Clergy Personnel and is responsible for the placement and well being of all priests and deacons in the diocese.![]() Telecare is a not-for-profit, state of the art television and production facility of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. For more than 30 years, Telecare has been dedicated to answering a critical need on Long Island: to provide millions of viewers with quality, value-oriented television. The Telecare schedule airs 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, reaching millions of households, spreading God’s Word through its religious and educational programming, touching the lives of people of faith wherever they may be. |
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Special Comment from Vincent“The time is always right for family. All of us can relate, in one way or another, to the real families in our series. You realize that if you change a name or a face, it could be YOU. Family Comes First™ affirms that family and community are the answers. We need each other as we journey together through life.” -Vincent J. Russo |

Msgr. McNamara is currently the pastor at Holy Cross in Nesconset. He has been a U.S. Air Force Reserves chaplain for 23 years and was the 2006 recipient of the Outstanding Reserve Chaplain of the Year Award. Msgr. McNamara is also the Director of Clergy Personnel and is responsible for the placement and well being of all priests and deacons in the diocese.
